Shinsegae

I remember that the Macy's on the 34th st Manhattan used to advertise their store as "The biggest department store in the world". It was actually the biggest one in the world listed on "Guinness World Records" until 2008. Not anymore. The biggest one is Shinsegae department store in Busan.
They have many branches and try to expand their business. They made Haeundae Shinsegae store in 2008 and it is really luxurious and huge. There are basically everything you need in one building. It includes Kyobo bookstore, huge iceskating field, the movie theater including the most biggest Imax theater in Asia, huge golf field, most luxurious gym which cost some 100,000s US dollar to join the membership, natural spring spa+jimjilbang, etc. The building itself is so huge that interior is no longer cramped as the other department stores. So it makes people easier to shop and carry their bags. If I go there at 9am in the morning, I can stay in that building until it closes at 10pm at night because there are so many things to do.
I can't memtion everything about this store in this blog but I recommend people to go there if they come to Busan. The picture here is what Ive taken in the jimjilbang called Spaland and the top of building